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Details of Dr. Dre's upcoming studio album have been unveiled. During his Beats 1 radio show "The Pharmacy", the producer announced he would drop his new album on August 7 and it's not his long-delayed record "Detox". It's titled "Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre".

Mel B a.k.a.Melanie Brown a.k.a. Scary Spice has hinted at a Spice Girls reunion for the group's upcoming 20th anniversary. The singer, who's currently serving as a judge on "America's Got Talent", revealed during a recent visit to "Today" show that she wanted to "gather the troops" for the celebration next year.

Topping off his busy week, Drake visits Compton in the just-released music video of The Game's "100". The Canadian native is accompanied by the West Coast rapper on a tour around the city in the Theo Skudra-directed clip.

Miley Cyrus has added Linda Perry to the list of collaborators for whatever it is she's currently working on. The former Disney star was recently pictured hitting the studio with the 50-year-old rock singer/songwriter who has previously crafted hits for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Pink and Celine Dion.

A new track featuring Mariah Carey, French Montana and Justin Bieber is underway. The songstress revealed the collaboration when she posted on Friday, July 31 an Instagram photo of her posing with the rapper and the pop superstar in what looks like a recording studio. "#comingsoon," she promised in the caption.

Kendrick Lamar got fan excited on Friday, July 31 when he unexpectedly released a music video of "For Free (Interlude)" from his chart-topping album "To Pimp a Butterfly". A perfect match for the jazzy number filled with insanity, the clip finds the rapper haunting a woman who's first seen talking on the phone, berating her boyfriend for being unable to buy her fancy stuff.

Carly Rae Jepsen has dropped a new track from her upcoming album "E.MO.TION". The Canadian beauty premiered on Friday, July 31 "Warm Blood", which is another '80s-inspired cut off the LP scheduled to come out on August 21.

Alicia Keys has just released a brand new single titled "28 Thousand Days". The R&B singer announced it on Twitter as she wrote, "I've been dyin' to share this new music with you! And this is just the beginning believe me!!"

With three songs in the Top 20 of Billboard Hot 100, Fetty Wap isn't slowing down. The rapper has just dropped a new track called "I Wonder" which was produced by Brian "Peoples" Garcia, the same person behind his hit "679".

Azealia Banks and K. Michelle's joint tour isn't happening. The raptress announced via Twitter on Thursday, July 30 that the trek was canceled because her supposed tourmate wouldn't be "available this fall."

One Direction surprised millions of Directioners around the world on late Thursday night, July 30 when they released a brand new single out of nowhere. Called "Drag Me Down", the track came as a preview of the British boyband's upcoming fifth studio album.

Meek Mill's long-awaited response to Drake's diss tracks is finally here. The rapper premiered on Thursday night, July 30 via DJ Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show a record of his own, called "Wanna Know", on which he insists that Drizzy had a ghostwriter named Quentin Miller write his lyrics.

Prince came back with brand new music on Thursday, July 30. The iconic singer dropped a new solo song called "Stare" exclusively on Spotify, interestingly nearly a month after he removed all his catalog from the music streaming service.

Hannibal Buress has weighed in on Drake and Meek Mill's much-talked-about feud. The comedian headed to Beverly Hills for the Wednesday night, July 29 episode of his Comedy Central show "Why?" and tried to find out who's going to win the war by asking random people he met on the streets if they knew who the rappers were.

These people from Cesena, Italy really, really want to see Foo Fighters performing live. Around 1,000 musicians recently gathered in a field and teamed up to cover the band's 1999 hit "Learn to Fly" as they tried to convince Dave Grohl and Co. to come and perform in the city.

Dr. Dre's new music is coming out in a few days, according to Ice Cube. While visiting Philadelphia's Power 99 with director F. Gary Gray to discuss the upcoming N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton", he revealed that his rapper/producer pal's readying an album "inspired" by the film and the project's planned for release later this week.

Nicki Minaj has responded to ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels' claim that he ghostwrote some hits off her latest album "The Pinkprint". During a show in Toronto earlier this week, the Young Money raptress made it clear in a profanity-filled rant that "no bitch ass n***a" wrote her bars.